Harry Carey, Jr.
Biography
Henry George "Harry" Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 - December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than ninety films including several John Ford westerns as well as numerous television series. The son of actors Harry Carey Sr. and Olive Carey, he attempted a singing career before beginning his acting career in the John Ford Stock Company. Director John Ford became a close friend and collaborator. Carey appeared in such notable Ford films as 3 Godfathers (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Searchers (1956), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964), some also featuring appearances by his parents. He became a respected character actor like his father. Carey made four films with director Howard Hawks: Red River (1948), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959 - scenes cut). He also frequently co-starred with actors John Wayne and Ben Johnson, acting together in nine films each. Between 1955 -1957, Carey appeared as ranch counselor Bill Burnett in the serial Spin and Marty, seen on Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1960s, Carey appeared on such western series as Have Gun - Will Travel and The Legend of Jesse James.
Later film roles include George Arthur in The Long Riders (1980), Mr. Anderson in Gremlins (1984), aging biker Red in Mask (1985), Joshua Brackett in The Whales of August (1987), saloon old-timer Zeke in Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Marshal Fred White in Tombstone (1993).
Acting (92 movies)
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Gremlins
1984
Red River
1948
The Searchers
1956
Mask
1985
Big Jake
1971
UFOria
1984
Rio Grande
1950
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
The Devil's Brigade
1968
Pursued
1947
Silver Lode
1954
Moonrise
1948
Island in the Sky
1953
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
3 Godfathers
1948
Desperate Trails
1921
The Way West
1967
The Long Riders
1980
7th Cavalry
1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
Wagon Master
1950
Crossroads
1986
The Long Gray Line
1955
Take a Hard Ride
1975
Mister Roberts
1955
Cherry 2000
1987
The Rare Breed
1966
Escort West
1959
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
Illegally Yours
1988
The Whales of August
1987
The Undefeated
1969
The River's Edge
1957
Niagara
1953
Man of the East
1972
Death of a Gunfighter
1969
Taggart
1965
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
Gun the Man Down
1956
Copper Canyon
1950
Challenge to White Fang
1974
One More Train to Rob
1971
Bad Jim
1990
House of Bamboo
1955
Blood on the Moon
1948
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Monkey Business
1952
The Studebaker Story
1953
The Ballad of Josie
1968
One More Time
1970
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
Nickelodeon
1976
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
Warpath
1951
Noose for a Gunman
1960
Rolling Home
1946
Sweethearts on Parade
1953
Bandolero!
1968
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
The Exorcist III
1990
A Public Affair
1962
The Great Impostor
1960
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969
Two Rode Together
1961
San Antone
1953
Flashing Spikes
1962
Tombstone
1993
Something Big
1971
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
Alvarez Kelly
1966
The Outcast
1954
Crossbow: The Movie
1989
Cyborg 2087
1966
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Raiders
1963
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
The Moonshine War
1970
Gundown at Sandoval
1959
Kiss Them for Me
1957
The Sunchaser
1996
The Shadow Riders
1982
Shenandoah
1965
Breaking In
1989
Endangered Species
1982
Rio Bravo
1959
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